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Four armed robberies hit campus overnight
12:07 PM 4/1/2007 — Four armed robberies took place on campus between midnight and 2:40 a.m. this morning. According to a mass e-mail sent by University Police Chief Krystal Fitzpatrick, the crimes took place at the following locations: in Illini Grove, the natural area located at the northwest corner of Lincoln and Pennsylvania avenues; at Busey Avenue and Nevada Street in Urbana; at Wright and White streets in Champaign; and at Locust and Chalmers streets in Champaign.
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University will retain licensing to Chief logo
6:09 PM 3/31/2007 — Groceries, laundry, cover charge, pizza-many factors contribute to the image of the cash-strapped college student calling home for a few extra bucks from mom and dad. Dave Knapik, sophomore in AHS, soon plans to shell out some extra cash for a different expense: Chief Illiniwek merchandise.
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Illinois Senate approves statewide smoking ban
12:35 PM 3/31/2007 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - All restaurants and bars across Illinois would have to go smoke-free under legislation approved Thursday by the state Senate.
The measure would replace the patchwork of local smoking ordinances across Illinois with a single policy meant to protect people from secondhand smoke in the workplace.
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Carle Hospital partners with CUMTD
1:14 PM 3/31/2007 — A "memorandum of understanding" - a kind of formal agreement - was established between the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District and Carle Hospital at the MTD board meeting Wednesday, said Tom Costello, assistant managing director for the MTD.
In the event of a large-scale local disaster, some patients can now be transported to the MTD's main bus warehouse and garage in Urbana for temporary care.
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Rate of younger college students increasing
1:07 AM 5/6/2008 — A new trend has begun to emerge with high school students: going to college early. Click on the icon to hear The Daily Illini's Sydney Langford bring you more on the story.
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'Vlogging' combines videos, blogs to connect users in newer ways
3:15 PM 3/30/2007 — Many people across the world participate in blogging, a web log that acts as an Internet journal. But with media continuously being upgraded, vlogging, or video blogging, is causing many Internet media users to publicly display their own lives in a more powerful and personal way.
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Students avoid vegetables in dorm buffets
11:58 PM 3/29/2007 — When Lauren Waller, freshman in LAS, selected food from the buffet in the dining room at Lincoln Avenue and Allen Residence Halls, she went straight to the salad bar after placing salmon on her plate. Whether cooked or raw, Waller said she tries to incorproate some kind of vegetable in her meal.
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Coral reefs in toxic peril
12:19 AM 3/30/2007 — Like a piece of chalk dissolving in vinegar, marine life with hard shells, like shellfish, and coral reefs are in danger of being dissolved by increasing acidity in the oceans due to rising carbon dioxide levels.
Research conducted by Atul Jain, professor of atmospheric science at the University, Ken Caldeira, Carnegie Institution scientist, and graduate student Long Cao found that marine animals may be in danger.
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